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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:00 AM

Criticisms, political pressure and Barack Obama

The president-elect's advisors respond to the firestorm created by Sunday's remarks on Guantanamo, illustrating the value of criticizing Obama when he deserves it.
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  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009 09:56 AM

    Sinnard

    Whoa, that was frightening. What can we do to make sure those people don't get a nuclear weapon? Oh, wait.

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